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Recreation: Bird Refuges

Upper Klamath NWR:
15,000 acres of freshwater marsh and open water. Excellent nesting and brood rearing areas for waterfowl including grebes, terns, American white pelicans, egrets and herons, bald eagles, and ospreys. Best way to see these birds is by taking a canoe on the 9.5 mile canoe trail through the refuge.

Klamath Marsh NWR:
40,646 acres of refuge provides natural marsh habitat for important nesting, feeding, and resting habitat for waterfowl, while the surrounding meadowlands are attractive nesting and feeding areas for sandhill crane, yellow rail, and various shorebirds and raptors.

Lower Klamath NWR:
This was our nation's first waterfowl refuge. With 46,900 acres of shallow freshwater marshes, open water, grass and sagebrush uplands and crop lands. The 10 mile auto tour provides visitors year-round access to great wildlife viewing opportunities. There are a number of photo blinds for early morning photography. Look for Bald and Golden eagles, Peregrine Falcon, water & marsh birds, pelicans, White-faced Ibis, Snowy Egret, Sandhill Crane, Short-eared Owl, Long-billed Dowitcher, Tri-colored Blackbirds and more.

Tulelake NWR:
The Tule Lake Refuge encompasses 39,116 acres of mostly open water and croplands. A 12 mile auto tour route, a paved or graveled all-weather road, allows wildlife observation year-round. Obtain updated information about recent bird sightings at the Tulelake Visitor Center. Large goose flocks, grebes, herons, egrets, hawks and eagles. Barn Owls, towhees, Canyon and Rock Wrens, Juniper/Oak Titmouse, White-throated sparrows, and Northern Mockingbirds regularly seen on this refuge.

Bear Valley NWR:
Established in 1978 to protect a vital night roost site for wintering bald eagles, the refuge consists of 4,200 acres, primarily of old growth ponderosa pine, incense cedar, white and Douglas fir. Located on a northeast slope, the roost also shelters these raptors from harsh and prevailing winter winds. In recent years, as many as 300 bald eagles have used the roost in a single night. Bear Valley Refuge also serves as nesting habitat for several bald eagle pairs. Bear Valley Refuge is closed to all public entry, except for walk-in deer hunting before November 1, to reduce disturbance to the birds. From December through mid-March excellent opportunities are available from outside the Refuge to observe early morning fly-outs of large numbers of bald eagles and other raptors from their Bear Valley roost.

Clear Lake NWR:
This 46,460 acre refuge consists of 20,000 acres of open lake surrounded by sagebrush, grasslands and juniper. Small rocky islands in the lake provide nesting sites for the American white pelican, double-crested cormorant, and other colonial nesting birds. The upland areas serve as habitat for pronghorn antelope, mule deer, and sage grouse. Except for limited waterfowl hunting and pronghorn antelope hunting during the regular California State seasons, the Refuge is closed to public access to protect fragile habitats and to reduce disturbance to wildlife.

 

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